Burger King car crash in North Providence kills man, 62

Wednesday

May 17, 2017 at 4:37 PMMay 17, 2017 at 4:37 PM

His car hit two other vehicles, then slammed into the restaurant's front windows.

Mark Reynolds Journal Staff Writer mrkrynlds

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 62-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital Wednesday after his Saturn sedan crashed into the front windows of a Burger King restaurant on Mineral Spring Avenue, authorities said.

The Saturn was headed east on Mineral Spring when it collided with two other vehicles, then crashed into the restaurant at about 11:33 a.m., said North Providence Police Capt. Michael Paiva.

It appears the man might have been in cardiac arrest at the time of the crash, but investigators await a ruling from the medical examiner, said Paiva.

No one else was injured in the crash, said Paiva, who did not identify the man prior to notification of kin.